Santa Claus drives school bus instead of sleigh in Utah County

A school bus driver in Utah County says that by decorating his bus and donning a Santa Claus outfit each holiday season, he hopes to share some Christmas cheer with the students.

PROVO — Hoping to share some Christmas cheer with students on their way to and from school, a Utah County bus driver decorates his yellow vehicle and dons a Santa Claus outfit each holiday season.

Don Fitch was dressed in the red suit and the bushy white beard as he transported students on his Alpine School District bus on Tuesday.

"It makes me feel good to see the Christmas spirit spread a little," Fitch told the Daily Herald of Provo.

Topped with Rudolph's red nose and decked with the decor and tunes of the season, bus 834 took kindergarten students to schools in Pleasant Grove, Orem and American Fork. This has been an annual tradition for Fitch, who began driving for the district four years ago.